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Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1939. Updated ed.. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), brown cloth boards, black & white plates, frontispiece, fore-edge foxed (light foxing top edge), minor edgewear jacket (few colour spots front cover, flap price-clipped). 108 pp. (Ancient Greece: A Study, by Stanley Casson. Clarendon Press, hardback, 1939.) This readable but informative history of Ancient Greece by Stanley Casson was originally published in 1922 in the World's Manuals Series. This volume has been enlarged and updated to show modern discoveries. New and previously unpublished illustrations have been included. Updated edition.

Melbourne: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2012. 2nd ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, figures, bottom corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. 218 pp. This book was written especially for the core topic of the New South Wales HSC Ancient History syllabus. The book details the social life, economy, politics, religion, architecture and entertainment of the time in these two ancient Italian cities, as well as the influence of Greece and Hellenistic culture. Full of visual material and a variety of sources, the book features diagrammatic chapter summaries and a wealth of activities suitable for students studying this topic for the HSC course. SALE PRICE.

London: Penguin Group, 2010. Reprint ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. 316 pp. A retelling of the famous book written by Sir Thomas Malory and published in 1485 by Caxton's Press. The author's new retelling transforms this richly inventive medieval epic into a dramatic modern story brought to new life for our times, but still full of love, magic, adventure, heroism and betrayal.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1980. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback trade, good plus condition, black & white figures, top corner tip rear cover & last few pages lightly creased, pages lightly toned, top edge lightly foxed, some toning spine, minor edgewear, owner's written name & date. 224 pp. J. D. Landells provides a fascinating look at the great achievements of the Greeks and Romans in art, philosophy and culture which was matched by their prowess as engineers. The author shows how these machines were developed and made. He uses evidence from archaeological discoveries and literary sources and he uses his own experience of engineering to adduce certain arguments from the theory of physics and mechanics. The book is illustrated throughout by clear line drawings and diagrams by Edgar Holloway. The scarce first paperback edition.

London: Methuen & Co., 1963. 2nd ed.. Paperback trade, good condition, maps (one fold-out at front), pages lightly toned, spine little creased & rubbed, light foxing covers & inside covers & edges, few light creases covers, bottom edge slightly rubbed, minor edgewear, small sticker front cover, rubber stamp flyleaf, owner's name on flyleaf. 460 pp. A fascinating book about the central period of the history of Ancient Rome, covering the decline and fall of the Republic and the establishment of Pax Romana under the early Principate. The author has given notes at the end of the book to give some indication of the sources and to help students to find further information.

New York: Haskell House Publishers, 1971. New ed.. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, dark green cloth boards, faint foxing edges, top corner front cover bumped, spine ends rubbed, cover corner tips slightly rubbed, fore-edge rear cover slightly marked, owner's name & details front free flyleaf. 212 pp. New edition. A fascinating look at the Oligarchic Constitutions in Ancient Greece. There is little literature about Ancient Greek oligarchs. In the first chapter he examines the place occupied by oligarchy and aristocracy in the Greek classification of constitutions. In the second and third chapters he briefly discusses the causes of constitutions, in order to show the place occupied by oligarchy in this process. Two appendices deal with some problems of early Athenian history. In the fourth chapter the varieties of oligarchy are discussed, and the last chapter is devoted to the organisation of oligarchic government. It is followed by an appendix on the revolution of the Four Hundred… Read More

London: Methuen & Co., 1969. Revised or 2nd ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in fair only dustjacket), edges & pages lightly toned, endpapers little foxed & toned, small mark front board, reverse side jacket lightly toned & foxed (some edgewear, slight loss bottom & top edges near spine, closed edge tears, spine ends scuffed, flaps creased). 308 pp. The author divides his analysis of the Greek State into two parts. The first is a study of the Greek city-state, the polis, which was the first community of free citizens ever created, and the first bound to the nomos, the law. The first part ends with a survey of Greek attempts at federation. In the second part, the Hellenistic State is reviewed, the first territorial monarchy formed on a Western as well as an Eastern basis. Originally published in 1960. This new edition has been considerably revised and extended, and the author has added a chapter in conclusion on the state and civilization in Hellenic and Hellenistic times. Read More

New York: Abbeville Press, 1996. 1st stated, reprint ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), frontispiece, map, black & white photos & drawings, single-colour drawings, minor edgewear jacket (bottom corner little rubbed). 251 pp. This complete handbook details the secrets of the hieroglyphic writing of the Nile Valley, being a still-vivid look at the gods, the people, and the everyday life of the Ancient Egyptians. This fascinating book traces the origins and the meaning of each sign, as well as its graphic stylization. There is a complete glossary, a bibliography, and an index. The book is a valuable resource for the casual reader, students and specialists.

London: New Holland, 2001. 1st ed.. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, colour photos (many full-page), minor edgewear jacket (reverse side lightly foxed), spine ends & edges little rubbed. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 144 pp. Explores the origins and development of hieroglyphic writing, - the mystery of the hieroglyphs and the ancient civilization that spawned them. Offers new insights into the lives and language of the ancient Egyptians.

Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1987. Reprint ed.. Hardback large wide octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, minor edgewear jacket (reverse side lightly toned & faintly foxed), bookseller label, owner's written name. 152 pp. Barbara Watterson attempts to explain to the layperson the development and use of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The book is an introduction to the study of this fascinating subject. Some of the chapters include: Outline of Egyptian chronology, Napoleon's expedition to Egypt in 1797, how writing began, grammar and exercises, and hints on reading hieroglyphs.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. 264 pp. This concise accessible book by Jonathan Harris examines the history of one of the medieval world's greatest empires. The author illuminates the very best of Byzantine civilisation and its remarkable influence on its neigbours and on the modern world. He eschews the usual run-through of emperors and battles and instead recounts the extraordinary history of the empire by focusing each chronological chapter on an archetypal figure, family, place, or event.

London: John Murray, 2009. Paperback trade, very good condition, spine lightly creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 333 pp. Herodotus is known as the father of history, but he was much more than that. He was also the world's first travel writer, a pioneering geographer, anthropologist, explorer, moralist, tireless investigative reporter and enlightened multiculturalist before the word existed. In his masterpiece "The Histories", tall stories of dog-headed men, gold-digging ants and flying snakes jostle for space within a mesmerising narrative of the Persian Wars, from which Greece emerged triumphant in 5BC to give birth to Western civilisation. Marozzi travels in the path of Herodotus through Greece, Turkey, Egypt and war-torn Iraq.

Brisbane: University of Queensland Press (UQP), 1993. 1st ed.. Hardback folio, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), illustrated endpapers, frontispiece, colour photos (many full-page), few black & white text-drawings, spine ends rubbed, minor edgewear jacket (few small scratches), small scuff front board. Heavy (1.7 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 240 pp. This fascinating book is Volume 2 in the Australian edition of the 5-volume series 'The Illustrated History of Humankind'. It is the human story from 10,000 BC: a story of dramatic climatic change and equally dramatic adaption - the domestication of wild plants and animals. The development of agriculture led to massive increases in population size, the building of urban centers, craft specialization, social stratification, and long-distance trade networks. The book covers Europe, New Guinea and the lowland Maya farmers, from Africa to southern and eastern Asia and the New… Read More

London: Routledge, 1998. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), maps, minor edgewear jacket, pages lightly toned. 248 pp. Anthony Podlecki provides a book about Perikles (Pericles), the creator of the educational reputation of classical Athens. This book traces his development from a somewhat hesitant and left-leaning politician, to a mature statesman fully committed to expanding the Athenian maritime empire, and using the material benefits of that empire to improve the ordinary lives of its citizens. Examines the large amount of sources and documentation on Perikles to provide a lucid and accessible account of the life and achievements of the man, being both comprehensive and comprehensible.

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (JHUP), 1994. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), red cloth boards, black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (spine slightly faded, red panel near spine reverse side slightly faded, sticker marks & faint foxing reverse side), minor foxing endpapers. 235 pp. A narrative history of Hellenistic Macedonia from the rise of the states out of obscurity under Philip to the accession of Alexander. Focusing on the character and career of Philip, the author discusses developments in military technology and strategy, the social composition and geography of northern Greece, and the region's political developments. Includes illustrations of the frescoes and artifacts found in the Royal Tombs at Vergina in 1977, the book also reveals the culture and artistry of the Macedonian people who made Philip's success possible.

Melbourne, Ringwood: Penguin Books Australia, 1975. Revised ed.. Paperback wide trade, good condition, black & white photos, maps, spine little creased, pages lightly toned, spine edges slightly rubbed, crease cover joins to spine, light toning inside covers, light foxing edges, minor edgewear. 327 pp. A pioneering prehistory of Australia up until 1788 by D. J. Mulvaney. Separate chapters cover protohistory (pre-European contacts), eg, Macassan (Makassan) trepangers (sea cucumber harvesting), landscape and people, Aboriginal ethnohistory, archeological prehistory, Aboriginal origins, and Aboriginal archeological relics. In this new and revised edition, Professor Mulvaney has synthesized the results of this recent research. This is a coherent and systematic account of the progress of Aboriginal culture from its beginnings to the first European contact.

Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP), 1984. New ed.. Paperback thick small octavo, good condition, edges covers little rubbed, spine little creased, light foxing inside covers & flyleaves & title page, pages lightly toned, laminate little lifting corner tips cover, white background rear cover marked, some edgewear, owner's written name & date title page. 824 pp. The author has written an absorbing and authoritative account of Britain under the Romans. Drawing upon literary sources and the advances in archaeology of the last 50 years, the book extends from Caesar, the first Roman invader, to the final collapse of the Roman empire in the West around AD 500.

Sydney: Sydney University Press (SUP), 1987. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, few sketches, bottom corner tip front cover & top corner tip rear cover scuffed, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, owner's written name. 92 pp. This book sets out the main sources for understanding 6th-century Athens, and accompanies them with a detailed historical commentary. The intention is to offer a textbook of the period containing the materials, on the basis of which students can form their own conception, and write their own account.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1963. 1st ed.. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), edges lightly foxed (minimal endpapers & title page), pages lightly toned, front flap creased jacket (price-clipped, reverse side lightly toned, minor edgewear, two marks rear cover, light foxing & toning), owner's written name & date 146 pp. This book is an attempt to describe the Athenian historian and general Thucydides: his personalty, his mind and his fortunes, as well as what he set himself to do, how he did it, and how far he progressed. Part 1 is a study of aspects of his life and work - the narrative, the speeches, his dialectic and ethics, his exile, as well as aspects of the historical scene. Part 2 is a series of interpretations of particular passages in the original texts relevant to the discussion in Part 1. (The Thucydides Trap, a potential cause of war between an established and an emerging power, is named after a statement by him.).

London: Routledge, 1992. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, maps, minor edgewear, owner's written names. 97 pp. An up-to-date study by David Shotter of the character and life of Tiberius Caesar, heir of Augustus and emperor of Rome from AD 14 to AD 37. First edition.